Georgia Golf & WaterView Community News

May 04, 2013

Reynolds Plantation. Greensboro, GA There’s still time to take advantage of the lake and golf community’s Club Credit Incentive. You receive credit to your club account (4% Buyer’s Club Credit on lots, 2% Buyer’s Club Credit on homes) for resale properties listed with Reynolds Properties. It is due to expire on May 15.

About Reynolds Plantation

Reynolds Plantation is a lake and golf community offering 117 holes of championship golf on the shores of Lake Oconee. Located 75 miles east of Atlanta via Interstate 20, Reynolds Plantation’s long list of amenities is headlined by five of the best golf course designers in the business—Jack Nicklaus, Bob Cupp, Tom Fazio, Rees Jones and Jim Engh.

In addition to its beautiful setting along more than 374 miles of Lake Oconee shoreline, the community offers residents and guests four marinas, four clubhouses, 16 tennis courts and miles of walking trails, engaing natural scenery and a Ritz-Carlton Lodge for vacationers and real estate prospects.

Lake & Golf Views

Most of the homesites and cottages now offered at Reynolds Plantation overlook either the lake or one of six championship golf courses. Some even offer a combination of both golf and lake.

Whatever the view, year-round residences and vacation homes here blend in with the natural surroundings and offer easy access to all amenities. Southern Living Magazine chose Reynolds Plantation as the location home for its renowned Idea House. Real estate begins at $39,900.

Model Home Center

Perhaps the most fascinating housing options are to be found at Reynolds’s Model Home Center. Here potential buyers can tour four homes and mix and match floor plans, furnishings, and exterior elevations.

May 02, 2013

The Landings on Skidaway Island, GA presents a special Discovery Package, available exclusively through The Landings Company. Enjoy 3 days/ 2 nights for just $249 per couple. Package includes accommodations in a Landings home, one round of golf per person or a scenic boat ride for two, a real estate tour of the amenities and community.

Be active with unlimited access to the fitness center, pools, tennis center, complimentary use of bikes to explore the island and a $50 Club Dining certificate. While availability is limited, some requests for longer stays can be met. Send me more information about The Landings!

About The Landings

The Landings is a vibrant, premier residential community on Skidaway Island, less than 10 miles south of historic Savannah, Georgia.

The community is run by its debt-free homeowners association and has been for the past 14 years. The Urban Land Institute named The Landings “one of the nation’s best residential communities.”

Amenities

Resident facilities in this elite, gated community include two deep-water marinas, 40 miles of walking and biking trails, playgrounds, a Village Library and Skidaway Farms. The club amenities consist of six championship 18-hole golf courses, 34 tennis courts, five pools, four dining clubhouses and a large fitness and wellness center.

Known for its warm sense of community, The Landings on Skidaway Island offers more than 100 social clubs, including New Neighbors and Landings Landlovers, making it easy to find new friends and create life-long friendships.

Residents of The Landings can also enjoy all of the amenities, culture, events and healthcare that Savannah offers, and then retreat to their private oasis at the end of the day. The Landings provides you with the best of both worlds!

Real Estate Opportunities

The Landings on Skidaway Island is a community of custom homes reflecting personal expression through a wide variety of architectural styles, while unity is ensured by The Landings Architectural Review process. Homes at The Landings range in price from $250,000 to more than $2 million.

Lots range from patio to full-size and estate lots, offering golf, lagoon, river, wooded and marsh views. Lots at The Landings on Skidaway Island range in price from $70,000 to more than $1 million. Send me more information about The Landings!

About The Landings

The Landings is a vibrant, premier residential community on Skidaway Island, less than 10 miles south of historic Savannah, Georgia.

The community is run by its debt-free homeowners association and has been for the past 14 years. The Urban Land Institute named The Landings “one of the nation’s best residential communities.”

Amenities

Resident facilities in this elite, gated community include two deep-water marinas, 40 miles of walking and biking trails, playgrounds, a Village Library and Skidaway Farms. The club amenities consist of six championship 18-hole golf courses, 34 tennis courts, five pools, four dining clubhouses and a large fitness and wellness center.

Known for its warm sense of community, The Landings on Skidaway Island offers more than 100 social clubs, including New Neighbors and Landings Landlovers, making it easy to find new friends and create life-long friendships.

Residents of The Landings can also enjoy all of the amenities, culture, events and healthcare that Savannah offers, and then retreat to their private oasis at the end of the day. The Landings provides you with the best of both worlds!

Real Estate Opportunities

The Landings on Skidaway Island is a community of custom homes reflecting personal expression through a wide variety of architectural styles, while unity is ensured by The Landings Architectural Review process. Homes at The Landings range in price from $250,000 to more than $2 million.

Lots range from patio to full-size and estate lots, offering golf, lagoon, river, wooded and marsh views. Lots at The Landings on Skidaway Island range in price from $70,000 to more than $1 million. Send me more information about The Landings!

April 28, 2013

Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, GA is featuring its Traditions Golf Package which including deluxe accommodations starting at $279 per person per night. Play your choice of courses by Jack Nicklaus, Rees Jones, Tom Fazio and Bob Cupp.

You’ll enjoy a full Southern-style breakfast daily, access to practice range and putting green, plus an additional round of golf on departure or arrival day for $99/pp as desired. Subject to availability and blackout dates may apply. Send me more information about Reynolds Plantation!

About Reynolds Plantation

Reynolds Plantation is a lake and golf community offering 117 holes of championship golf on the shores of Lake Oconee. Located 75 miles east of Atlanta via Interstate 20, Reynolds Plantation’s long list of amenities is headlined by five of the best golf course designers in the business—Jack Nicklaus, Bob Cupp, Tom Fazio, Rees Jones and Jim Engh.

In addition to its beautiful setting along more than 374 miles of Lake Oconee shoreline, the community offers residents and guests four marinas, four clubhouses, 16 tennis courts and miles of walking trails, engaging natural scenery and a Ritz-Carlton Lodge for vacationers and real estate prospects.

Lake & Golf Views

Most of the homesites and cottages now offered at Reynolds Plantation overlook either the lake or one of six championship golf courses. Some even offer a combination of both golf and lake.

Whatever the view, year-round residences and vacation homes here blend in with the natural surroundings and offer easy access to all amenities. Southern Living Magazine chose Reynolds Plantation as the location home for its renowned Idea House. Real estate begins at $39,900.

Model Home Center

Perhaps the most fascinating housing options are to be found at Reynolds’s Model Home Center. Here potential buyers can tour four homes and mix and match floor plans, furnishings, and exterior elevations.

April 27, 2013

Savannah Quarters, Savannah GA will host the American Junior Golf Association Junior-Am Tournament beginning today and continuing through Sun., April 28 on the club’s Greg Norman Signature Golf Course. Savannah Quarters members will play a competitive round with these future stars.

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Davis Love III, Jim Furyk, Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel are a few of the hundreds of pros who played in AJGA Junior-Ams as teenagers. Members can also participate by serving as on-course marshals or donating pro-am prizes. Send me more information about Savannah Quarters!

About Savannah Quarters

Savannah Quarters is putting the spotlight on its new private, gated neighborhood of Westbrook at Savannah Quarters. Westbrook is nestled within the Savannah Quarters Country Club which features an 18-hole Greg Norman Signature Golf Course, highlighted by a 15th hole island green.

Lavish Amenities

Residents take advantage of the Savannah Quarters Country Club which features a wide array of amenities beginning with its 29,000-sf clubhouse.

The clubhouse is the club’s social center and features an elegant Golf Grille, a wine room for intimate dining and private events. In addition to a lavishly-appointed main dining room, members also enjoy men’s and women’s locker rooms, golf pro shop and numerous member clubs and activities.

Families hang out at the swim and fitness center, featuring two interconnecting swimming pools—a lap pool and a splash pool—complete with a towering 100-foot waterslide. A covered pavilion serves as the perfect setting for family gatherings and private events.

Real Estate

The residential areas of Savannah Quarters are being developed by SunCal, where over 75 years of commitment and experience have made it one of the largest privately held developers of master-planned and mixed-use communities in the United States.

The 2,600 acres of master-planned residential and commercial development at Savannah Quarters offers several neighborhood quarters, including Westbrook, Easthaven and The Village.

April 20, 2013

Currahee Club, Toccoa GA is featuring a 3-BR/3-BA home with a 2-car garage at 98 Cottage Lane for $450,000. This home overlooks the site of the future swim and recreation area with rolling mountain views as a backdrop.

It’s a short walk to the Clubhouse for golf, dinner or socializing. The home has natural stone arches surrounding the covered porch on the Terrace Level and an open floor plan with Country Kitchen, big island and breakfast bar open to the dining and great room.

About Currahee Club

The Currahee Club is a 1,200-acre private, gated residential club community set in foothill splendor along the shores of Lake Hartwell near the Georgia-South Carolina line. Currahee means ‘stands alone’ in the local Cherokee language and as a lure for luxurious private club living, the name is right on target.

Golf with Lake Hartwell Views

The community’s 18-hole, Jim Fazio-designed world-class golf course is known for its three state mountain and Lake Hartwell views, plus a memorable par-3 hole over a rock quarry.

The course features multiple tees for every level player, eight holes with water features, Bermuda fairways, fast greens and mountain topography. Rolling fairways, dramatic elevation changes of up to 150 feet and generous sloping greens create a challenging and memorable round of golf.

Families Are Welcome

The Currahee Club Amenity Campus, in addition to the lake and golf, is another important element of active community life. It is a full-service center dedicated to fitness, wellness and enjoyment for all ages.

The Amenity Campus overlooks a negative-edge salt water swimming pool and deck. Popular amenity components are the playground, Grand Lawn, fire pits and more–all surrounded by groomed walking trails.

About Currahee Club

The Currahee Club is a 1,200-acre private, gated residential club community set in foothill splendor along the shores of Lake Hartwell near the Georgia-South Carolina line. Currahee means ‘stands alone’ in the local Cherokee language and as a lure for luxurious private club living, the name is right on target.

Golf with Lake Hartwell View

The community’s 18-hole, Jim Fazio-designed world-class golf course is known for its three state mountain and Lake Hartwell views, plus a memorable par-3 hole over a rock quarry.

The course features multiple tees for every level player, eight holes with water features, Bermuda fairways, fast greens and mountain topography. Rolling fairways, dramatic elevation changes of up to 150 feet and generous sloping greens create a challenging and memorable round of golf.

Families Are Welcome

The Currahee Club Amenity Campus, in addition to the lake and golf, is another important element of active community life. It is a full-service center dedicated to fitness, wellness and enjoyment for all ages.

The Amenity Campus overlooks a negative-edge salt water swimming pool and deck. Popular amenity components are the playground, Grand Lawn, fire pits and more–all surrounded by groomed walking trails.

The Landings on Skidaway Island, GA is spotlighting a 5-BR/4-BA home with two half-baths on a very private lot at 2 Flying Jib Lane. The home has been freshly updated with new paint throughout and is priced to sell at $579,000.

The spacious kitchen has granite counters, and island and more.Special features include beautiful moldings and hardwood floors, as well as lots of storage and closet space. You’ll also find a separate sewing or hobby room and a built-in play house in the bonus room. Send me more information about The Landings!

About The Landings

The Landings is a vibrant, premier residential community on Skidaway Island, less than 10 miles south of historic Savannah, Georgia.

The community is run by its debt-free homeowners association and has been for the past 14 years. The Urban Land Institute named The Landings “one of the nation’s best residential communities.”

Amenities

Resident facilities in this elite, gated community include two deep-water marinas, 40 miles of walking and biking trails, playgrounds, a Village Library and Skidaway Farms. The club amenities consist of six championship 18-hole golf courses, 34 tennis courts, five pools, four dining clubhouses and a large fitness and wellness center.

Known for its warm sense of community, The Landings on Skidaway Island offers more than 100 social clubs, including New Neighbors and Landings Landlovers, making it easy to find new friends and create life-long friendships.

Residents of The Landings can also enjoy all of the amenities, culture, events and healthcare that Savannah offers, and then retreat to their private oasis at the end of the day. The Landings provides you with the best of both worlds!

Real Estate Opportunities

The Landings on Skidaway Island is a community of custom homes reflecting personal expression through a wide variety of architectural styles, while unity is ensured by The Landings Architectural Review process. Homes at The Landings range in price from $250,000 to more than $2 million.

Lots range from patio to full-size and estate lots, offering golf, lagoon, river, wooded and marsh views. Lots at The Landings on Skidaway Island range in price from $70,000 to more than $1 million. Send me more information about The Landings!

April 14, 2013

Savannah Quarters, Savannah GA offers excellent value on a builder’s personal townhome that affords prime golf views of the 2nd fairway of the community’s Greg Norman Signature Golf Course. This 4-BR/3-BA, 2,827-sf home in the Westbrook section is listed for $364,500.

It has crown molding above all the windows and entryways and new carpet in all the bedrooms, along with fresh paint on the walls, granite counters in all the baths and in the kitchen and hardwood flooring in the main living areas. Send me more information about Savannah Quarters!

About Savannah Quarters

Savannah Quarters is putting the spotlight on its new private, gated neighborhood of Westbrook at Savannah Quarters. Westbrook is nestled within the Savannah Quarters Country Club which features an 18-hole Greg Norman Signature Golf Course, highlighted by a 15th hole island green.

Lavish Amenities

Residents take advantage of the Savannah Quarters Country Club which features a wide array of amenities beginning with its 29,000-sf clubhouse.

The clubhouse is the club’s social center and features an elegant Golf Grille, a wine room for intimate dining and private events. In addition to a lavishly-appointed main dining room, members also enjoy men’s and women’s locker rooms, golf pro shop and numerous member clubs and activities.

Families hang out at the swim and fitness center, featuring two interconnecting swimming pools—a lap pool and a splash pool—complete with a towering 100-foot waterslide. A covered pavilion serves as the perfect setting for family gatherings and private events.

Real Estate

The residential areas of Savannah Quarters are being developed by SunCal, where over 75 years of commitment and experience have made it one of the largest privately held developers of master-planned and mixed-use communities in the United States.

The 2,600 acres of master-planned residential and commercial development at Savannah Quarters offers several neighborhood quarters, including Westbrook, Easthaven and The Village.

April 13, 2013

Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, GA retained course architect Bob Cupp to revisit his original design, The Landing, and supervise a renovation that includes hole reconfiguration, new bunkering, the expansion of tee boxes and a new set of forward tees, plus updates to cart paths and buildings.

About Reynolds Plantation

Reynolds Plantation is a lake and golf community offering 117 holes of championship golf on the shores of Lake Oconee. Located 75 miles east of Atlanta via Interstate 20, Reynolds Plantation’s long list of amenities is headlined by five of the best golf course designers in the business—Jack Nicklaus, Bob Cupp, Tom Fazio, Rees Jones and Jim Engh.

In addition to its beautiful setting along more than 374 miles of Lake Oconee shoreline, the community offers residents and guests four marinas, four clubhouses, 16 tennis courts and miles of walking trails, engaing natural scenery and a Ritz-Carlton Lodge for vacationers and real estate prospects.

Lake & Golf Views

Most of the homesites and cottages now offered at Reynolds Plantation overlook either the lake or one of six championship golf courses. Some even offer a combination of both golf and lake.

Whatever the view, year-round residences and vacation homes here blend in with the natural surroundings and offer easy access to all amenities. Southern Living Magazine chose Reynolds Plantation as the location home for its renowned Idea House. Real estate begins at $39,900.

Model Home Center

Perhaps the most fascinating housing options are to be found at Reynolds’s Model Home Center. Here potential buyers can tour four homes and mix and match floor plans, furnishings, and exterior elevations.

About The Landings

Set upon a 6,500-acre island, The Landings on Skidaway Island is an award-winning private, gated community located in historic Savannah about 12 miles from the city’s downtown and riverfront. Offering six championship golf courses and two deep-water marinas, The Landings is bordered by the Delegal Creek, the Wilmington and Moon Rivers and the Intracoastal Waterway.

Known for its warm sense of community, The Landings on Skidaway Island is a recipient of the Urban Land Institute’s coveted Award for Excellence.

Award-Winning Tennis Facilities

Tennis is big at The Landings on Skidaway Island. Its Marshwood and Franklin Creek Tennis Centers provide a total of 34 courts–32 soft-surface and two hard-surface–with 11 lighted for night play, plus two platform tennis courts.

A center court with a 500-seat stadium and Players’ Lounge are added attractions at Franklin Creek, which has hosted the USTA Men’s National 40s Championships for the last 11 years, the USTA Savannah Challenger for the last three years and was named the state’s USTA Facility of the Year by the Georgia Tennis Association.

Real Estate Opportunities

The Landings on Skidaway Island is a community of custom homes reflecting personal expression through a wide variety of architectural styles, while unity is ensured by The Landings Architectural Review process. Homes at The Landings range in price from $250,000 to more than $1 million.

Lots range from patio to full-size and estate lots, offering golf, lagoon, river, wooded and marsh views. Lots at The Landings on Skidaway Island range in price from $70,000 to more than $1 million. Send me more information about The Landings!

March 09, 2013

Currahee Club, Toccoa GA celebrated a groundbreaking for the 2013 Southern Living Showcase Home. Two-time Southern Living Builder of the Year Dillard-Jones Builders LLC will construct the 4,000-square-foot home overlooking Hole No. 17 on Currahee’s award-winning championship golf course.

The Showcase Home will be open to the public from August through December. A 4-BR, 4,000-sf cottage, it features an L-shaped great room, kitchen and dining room combination with a see-through fireplace. Admission is $10 per person, with proceeds benefiting charitable causes. Send me more information about Currahee Club!

The Landings on Skidaway Island, GA introduces the newest generation of maintenance-free townhomes built by Chris Koncul Construction and marketed exclusively by The Landings Company. Five of these new 3-BR/3.5-BA townhomes are available. Nicely priced at $499,000, their features include main floor MBR suites, great room with fireplace, dining room and study.

Two additional bedrooms and baths are located on the second floor. Details include granite countertops, hardwood floors, moldings and the highest quality construction and appointments. Send me more information about The Landings!

March 03, 2013

Currahee Club, Toccoa GA was recently honored during the “All Things Currahee” Day hosted by Toccoa-Stephens County at the Georgia State Capitol. The theme this year was inspired by the Currahee Club golf course being recognized among the World’s Top 1,000 Golf Courses according to the Rolex Rankings.

February 16, 2013

The Landings, Savannah, GA reports that home sales jumped more than 21% in 2012 to 217 transactions–double the sales in 2009–according to The Landings Company in a report just issued.

The sales surge led the way for all homes sales in Chatham County where The Landings is located. County-wide, not including The Landings, single-family home sales increased by 9.4% in 2012 vs. 2011. Send me more information about The Landings.

February 14, 2013

Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, GA is congratulating member John Rosensteel, who beat 67 million-to-1 odds by making two holes-in-one during the same January round at The Creek Club.

Tren Watson, Robert Huber and Donny Jackson – Two aces and a deuce at The Creek Club.

Amazingly, Rosensteel is the second Reynolds Plantation member in four months to make two aces in the same round. Last September, Roger Erickson aced two of the par-3s at the community’s The Landing golf course. Send me more information about Reynolds Plantation!

Currahee Club, Toccoa GA reports progress on several construction projects underway at its Amenity Campus. Contractors continued working on the HVAC for the Sports Club and the plumbing and electricity for all three buildings.

The HVAC for the Sports Club is now roughed in while plumbing and electricity for all three buildings is almost complete. The buildings are nearly dried in, allowing contractors to install the windows and doors. They are also working on the siding for the Pool House and Barn. Send me more information about the Currahee Club!

February 03, 2013

A total of 20 properties were closed on during the year. Eighteen of these were homesite sales and two were homes. Several lot purchasers have started construction and many others plan to begin construction in the next 1-3 years.

These new homes will greatly enhance the appeal of Frederica and further increase the sense of community. When the current new ownership acquired Frederica there were 13 completed homes.

January 31, 2013

Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, GA is spotlighting a 4-BR, 5-BA home on No. 18 fairway of the Great Waters golf course, with wonderful lake and golf views from its multiple porches.

Listed for just $719,000, this home at 144 Camak Place, N.E., has a 2-car attached garage, hardwood floors throughout main living areas, a separate study and a great room w/ vaulted ceiling, bookshelves, fireplace and access to deck.

January 21, 2013

Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, GA features a 5-BR, 5-BA golf home with two half-baths on No. 4 green of its Plantation golf course for $524,000. This residence has multiple porches, a three-bay garage, hardwood floors, a formal dining room, a handsome office, commercial appliances in the kitchen and a MBR suite on the main floor.

January 12, 2013

Currahee Club, Toccoa GA welcomes its newest resident, former PGA Tour professional Billy Kratzert, who owns a homesite overlooking the 17th fairway and has offered to spread the good word about the community in his travels as a broadcaster.

He will also engage with club members when he’s home and support Currahee in whatever other avenues his time allows.

Kratzert joined the pro tour in 1976 and was a four-time winner during his career. He currently travels the world as an on-course analyst for PGA Tour and Champions Tour events aired on CBS, ESPN and Turner Broadcasting. Send me more information about the Currahee Club!

January 09, 2013

Currahee Club, Toccoa GA reports that its Amenity Center buildings, under construction since autumn, are taking shape. The roofs for the pool house and barn are complete and the Sports Club roof in close to being finished.

The plumbing for the pool house and barn are underway as well as the fence to enclose the tennis courts. Meanwhile the Currahee Club’s new 1.5-mile hiking and biking trail is set to open. It features a natural trail surface and excellent hiking terrain. Send me more information about the Currahee Club!

January 07, 2013

Currahee Golf Club, Toccoa The newest member to the GolfCourseHome Network invites you and your family to visit on a Discovery Tour and stay in a private mountain cottage or home. You will be treated like a member and instantly involved as a part of the Currahee family.

A wonderful Lake or Mountain excursion will be created for you or a round of golf—an experience with views and natural beauty. Discovery Tour rates begin at $199 a night for a one-bedroom stay single or double occupancy. Send me more information about Currahee Club!

Sited on No. 4 green of the Plantation Golf Course, this home has multiple porches, hardwood flooring, two guest suites with private baths and a spacious kitchen with with granite countertops and commercial-grade appliances. Send me more information about Reynolds Plantation!

January 03, 2013

Currahee, GA's Amenity Center buildings are taking shape. The roofing on the pool house and barn are complete, while the plumbing and fences are getting their finishing touches.

The sports club is also near completion, and when the weather allows, the spraying will start for the pool's concrete base.

Currahee's 1.5 mile hiking and biking trail is just about ready. The trail surface is natural, enhancing the experience and preserving a genuine feel for humans and wildlife alike. Send me more information about Currahee!